Primula henrici Bureau & Franch.
Section Bullatae
Link to Flora of China description (bracteata) pro parte
Type specimen: Prince Henri Orléans s.n. resides at Paris (specimen P00649657).
P. articulata W.W.Sm. (syn), Type specimen: Hanbury-Tracy 119 resides at BM (specimen BM000996812) and E (specimen E00024391).
P. articulata var. sublinearis W.W.Sm. (syn), Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh. 19: 309. 1938. Type specimen: Hanbury-Tracy 117 resides at BM (specimen BM000996808) and E (specimen E00024388).
P. bracteata sensu Chen and Hu (pro parte), Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. Vol. 59(2). 1990.
P. bracteata Franch. subsp. dubernardiana (Forrest) A.J.Richards (syn).
P. bracteata Franch. subsp. henrici (Bureau & Franch.) A.J.Richards (pro parte).
P. coelata var. stenophylla Stapf (syn), Bot. Mag. 155 sub t. 9266 (1932),Type specimen: Rock 9611 resides at K (specimens K000732887 , K001017921).
P. dubernardiana Forrest (syn), Type specimen: Forrest 308 resides at E (specimen E00024393).
P. dubernardiana var. tapeina Stapf (syn), Bot. Mag. 155 sub t. 9266 (1932).
P. monbeigii Balf.f. (syn), Type specimen: Monbeig 176 resides at E (specimen E00024053).
P. pseudobracteata Petitm. (syn), Type specimen: Soulie 4061 resides at P (specimen P00649674).
P. pulvinata Balf.f. & Kingdon-Ward (syn), Type specimen: Kingdon-Ward 422 resides at E (specimens No barcode, E00024051) and BM (specimen BM000996807).
P. tapeina Balf.f. & Forrest (syn), Type specimen: Forrest 18367 resides at E (specimen E00024387) and Forrest 18896 resides at K (specimen K000732882 and P (specimen P04907202).
Reference Paper: P.Eveleigh, J.Nielsen & D.W.H.Rankin, Bot. Mag. (Kew Mag.) 31(4): 366. 2014.
Epithet: Named for the collector Prince Henri Orléans (Latinized to "Henricus." the stem is "henric-" to which "i" is added to indicate the gender).
Distribution: Yunnan, Sichuan, Qinghai, Tibet (Xizang) China.
See the reference paper for more details about the revision of the species in Section Bullatae. Primula henrici is a cushion forming perennial, growing on rocks, usually limestone, in dry situations. This species may be yellow, pink or white (aging to pink) and has been shown in the UK (previous to 2014) under the names "P. bracteata" and "P. dubernardiana". Leaves are dimorphic, blade elliptic to oblong or oblanceolate, apex rounded, base attenuate to cuneate, often recurved at the margin, pubescent to articulate hairy above, glandular hairy below, farinose or efarinose. Petiole of summer leaves 1-1.5X the blade, of winter leaves 0.5-1X the blade. Scape is obsolete or to 2.5cm, with 1-6 flowers.
